All of the resources included in our person-centred care resource centre have been reviewed by the Health Foundation. We believe them to be of the highest possible standard but we do not take responsibility for the accuracy of information from third parties.

This two minute animation provides a quick overview of person-centred care, setting out the key elements of person-centred care as beingcare that is personalised, co-ordinated enabling and underpinned by dignity, compassion and respect. It describes person-centred care as important bevcause there is evidence that improves health outcomes, care quality and patient satisfaction as well as enhancing staff satisfaction.

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In this brief two-minute video patients and health professionals talk about from projects that the Health Foundation has funded give their views on how a person-centred approach can improve the quality of care in mental health services.

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In this article Anne Kennedy and Anne Rogers of the University of Southampton explore findings from the WISE programme, which attempted to implement and embed a routine self-management support system in GP practices in areas of high deprivation. They identify the importance of social networks and support in enabling people to manage their condition, with implications for how services support people to self-manage.

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The aim of the AQuA Shared Decision Making and Self-Management Support Collaborative programme was to achieve a 10% improvement in the number of patients actively engaged in their care and treatment. This report describes the work undertaken by 22 teams taking part in the programme and their learning.

In this brief two and a half minute video, staff working in the Falls Clinic at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust describe how they combined data and patient experience to improve their service. This included creating a virtual patient called 'Evie' to understand how the multi-disciplinary team could develop a more integrated approach built around the patient and improving patient experience of the service.

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In this seven minute video, Diabetes Nurse Specialist Theresa O'Shea of the East London NHS Foundation Trust and patient Yvonne, explain how they use a combination of Florence ('Flo' - a telehealth system) and consultations via Skype to increase the quality of care and convenience.

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This document sets out calls for action, based on sound evidence, and highlights the crucial contributions that the voluntary and community sector (VCS) can make, with the right support. In summary it calls for action to: target public health; make people the priority, not the system; support people with chronic conditions and disabilities; create people-powered services; fund health and care properly; and no top down reorganisations.

This article reports the findings of research to evaluate the implementation and embedding of a self-management support approach called WISE in primary care. The research found that the approach failed to be normalised in routine care, apart from handing out 'guidebooks' to patients.

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In this article Huyen Vu cites international research showing that peer workers can significantly improve treatment and recovery outcomes of people with mental health problems and contribute to a substantial reduction in re-admission rates and bed days.

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In this article, clinical psychologist Lloyd Humphreys sets out how people with drug and alcohol addictions are commonly in contact with a bewildering array of organisations, leading to them receiving a fragmented service. He argues that if the service user is put in control of access to their records, they can share their record and their treatment plans with whoever needs to see them – police, probation, social services or the NHS.